weed

plant(植物)

1. C2Countable(可数名词)

   Any wild plant that grows in an unwanted location, especially in a garden or field, hindering the growth of cultivated plants.

   杂草

   • The garden is overrun with weeds; we need to clear them out.

     花园里杂草丛生；我们需要把它们清除掉。

   • The farmers are busy pulling out weeds from the field.

     农民们正忙着从田里拔除杂草。

   • The roots of these weeds run deep, making them difficult to eradicate completely.

     这些杂草的根扎得很深，很难完全根除。

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2. Uncountable(不可数名词)slang(俚语)

   Cannabis.

   大麻，大麻制品

   • They were arrested for possession of weed.

     他们因持有大麻而被逮捕。

   • He smokes a lot of weed.

     他抽很多大麻。

   • The use of weed remains illegal in some areas.

     在某些地区，使用大麻仍然是违法的。

3. Uncountable(不可数名词)old-fashioned(过时)

   Tobacco.

   烟草；烟叶

   • Older generations used to refer to tobacco as weed.

     老一辈人过去常把烟草称为weed。

   • In that period, many people would grow their own tobacco as weed.

     在那个时期，许多人会自己种植烟草作为weed。

   • He was used to calling tobacco weed.

     他习惯把烟草称为weed。

person(人)

1. Countable(可数名词)informal(非正式)

   A person who is physically thin and weak or who has a weak character.

   体弱的人；虚弱的人

   • He looks like a weed and couldn’t handle any physical work.

     他看起来像个瘦弱的人，根本无法从事体力工作。

   • Stop being a weed and toughen up.

     别再那么软弱了，坚强起来。

   • In competitive environments, weeds are easily eliminated.

     在竞争激烈的环境中，软弱的人很容易被淘汰。

1. Transitive(及物动词)Intransitive(不及物动词)

   To remove unwanted wild plants from a place.

   除草

   • She spends time weeding her garden every weekend.

     她每个周末都会花时间为她的花园除草。

   • We need to weed these overgrown paths as soon as possible.

     我们需要尽快为这些杂草丛生的小路除草。

   • They are busy weeding the newly planted crops.

     他们正忙着为新种植的作物除草。

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